Little, Brown Essential Handbook, The

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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For first-year composition and undergraduate courses across the curriculum.

Cross-curricular outlook, straightforward presentation, essential coverage.

The Little, Brown Essential Handbook is brief, accessible, and pocket-sized--answering questions about the writing process, grammar and usage, researching writing, documentation, and writing in different disciplines. Through clear explanations and examples, minimal terminology, and specific tips for ESL writers, the text helps students at all levels of learning. Extensive sections on academic writing, research writing, source documentation, and document design support writers in all disciplines. The 9th Edition provides a better educational experience for instructors and students, with annotated examples of student writing and complete discussions of four major documentation styles, including MLA, APA, CMS, and CSE.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-01-11
Mått147 x 188 x 18 mm
Vikt349 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor416
Upplaga9
FörlagPearson Education
ISBN9780134515212

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PART 1: WRITING Academic writingThe writing situationThe writing processesParagraphsPresenting writingPART 2: COMMON ACADEMIC ASSIGNMENTS Critical analysisArgumentLiterary analysisInformative writingOral presentationsPART 3: EFFECTIVE SENTENCES EmphasisConcisenessParallelismVariety and detailsAppropriate wordsExact wordsPART 4: GRAMMATICAL SENTENCES Verb formsVerb tensesVerb moodVerb VoiceAgreement of subject and verbPronoun formsAgreement of pronoun and antecedentReference of pronoun to antecedentAdjectives and adverbsMisplaced and dangling modifiersSentence fragmentsComma splices and fused sentencesPART 5: PUNCTUATION The commaThe semicolonThe colonThe apostropheQuotation marksEnd punctuationOther marksPART 6: SPELLING AND MECHANICS Spelling and the hyphenCapital lettersItalics or UnderliningAbbreviationsNumbersPART 7: RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION Developing a research strategyTracking sourcesFinding SourcesEvaluating and synthesizing sourcesIntegrating sources into your textAvoiding plagiarismDocumenting sourcesMLA documentation and formatAPA documentation and formatChicago documentation and formatCSE documentationCommonly misused words Credits Answers to selected exercises